Research by U.S. manufacturing services company Jabil has found a growing interest by companies to adopt an Open RAN (O-RAN) approach.
A survey of 193 companies conducted for Jabil by SIS International Research found that 57% of the surveyed companies believed that O-RAN will be ready for widespread deployment alongside 5G within the next two years. Also, 55% of survey respondents report they are seriously considering an O-RAN strategy while another 22% report already having a viable strategy in place. Across the board, survey participants believe that O-RAN will reduce capital and operational expenditures, the survey found.
